Daily Idea #48: Story Time

If you have ever heard your child tell a story you know how it can go off a tangent and never really get back on track. Well, with this activity the whole point is let the story go wherever your children take it. You can help them keep the tale going in a certain direction or let them just be silly and wherever the story goes, it goes.

Start by giving a sentence to set the scene. Have the first child add 2 minutes worth of their own ideas to the story. Then let the next child add another 2 minutes to the story. Keep it going by taking turns adding another 2 minutes from each person for as long as you’d like or until there is an end to your saga.

If you are really into, try writing it down so you can retell the story another day or even add to it later.